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4 Huge Revelations in the SEC’s Charges Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs

17.2.2023
TerraUSD was a more overt and calculated fraud than was previously known – and Do Kwon is still cashing out, at size

Crypto investors spent $4.6B buying 'pump and dump' tokens last year

17.2.2023
Nearly 10,000 tokens launched on BNB and Ethereum last year are suspected to have been created just to dump on investors, according to Chainalysis

Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon Charged by SEC With Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud

17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Hyeong Kwon, with fraud, alleging that Kwon and his company orchestrated “a multibillion-dollar crypto-asset securities fraud.” The securities watchdog insists that Kwon raised billions from...

Breaking: SEC sues Do Kwon and Terraform Labs for fraud

16.2.2023
"We allege that Terraform and Do Kwon failed to provide the public with full, fair, and truthful disclosure as required for a host of crypto asset securities," said SEC chair Gary Gensler

CFTC Charges California Firm and CEO With Fraud, Misappropriation of Digital Assets

16.2.2023
The commission alleges the defendants fraudulently solicited over $7 million worth of bitcoin and ether and misappropriated a portion of the funds in a Ponzi-like scheme

Stanford Alumni Revealed as Co-Signers of FTX Co-Founder’s $250M Bond

16.2.2023
According to the latest court documents in the fraud case involving former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Manhattan, the New York judge presiding over the case unsealed the co-signers of Bankman-Fried’s bond on Wednesday. The names of the two bail bond co-signers that were previously redacted...

Crypto Bro From Big Crash May Lose Access To League Of Legends

16.2.2023
The man who oversaw the most famous crash in the history of crypto and who is currently facing securities fraud and other criminal charges might lose his gaming privileges. Federal prosecutors are now asking a judge to prohibit Sam Bankman-Fried from using computers or going online after...

SBF and FTX fraud 'aided and abetted' by Silvergate Bank, alleges lawsuit

15.2.2023
The filing is the latest proposed class action in a string of lawsuits aimed at Silvergate over the last two months about its links with Sam Bankman-Fried and defunct crypto exchange FTX

SEC and CFTC Lawsuits Against Former FTX CEO Paused Until Criminal Proceedings Conclude

14.2.2023
Two civil lawsuits, stemming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will be paused until his criminal proceedings are complete. US Attorney Requests Pause on SEC and CFTC Lawsuits...

US Crypto Lawsuits Reach All-Time High With 42% Increase in 2022; SEC Cases Dominate Legal Battles

13.2.2023
A new study on digital currency-related lawsuits since 2018 shows a 42% increase in crypto lawsuits in 2022. The highest number of claims in a single year was recorded last year, with 41 total claims in the United States. The research also shows that the majority of lawsuits came from the U.S....

Crypto, forex platform CEO pleads guilty in $248M fraud scheme

13.2.2023
Eddy Alexandre, the CEO of the purported crypto trading platform EminiFX is facing as much as 10 years behind bars for his part in the fraudulent enterprise

Former Coinbase product manager pleads guilty in insider trading case

7.2.2023
United States prosecutors have labeled this as the first insider trading case in cryptocurrency

Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal

7.2.2023
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures...

UK Banks Blocking Crypto Access Given Fraud, Volatility, Lawmakers Told

7.2.2023
Finance CEOs welcomed new crypto regulations but were wary about the risks of a central bank digital currency

Bulgarian Businessman Loses Half a Million Dollars to Call Center Crypto Fraud

6.2.2023
A Bulgarian investor has lost a large amount of money to fraudsters who convinced him he was putting cash into cryptocurrency. The scam operated through a call center in what is becoming an established scheme for extracting money from victims lured with promises of quick profits on stock and crypto...